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The long-awaited AFL return of Fremantle midfielder Anthony Morabito will be delayed by at least three more weeks after the 20-year-old injured his quadriceps at training. Morabito missed all of …

Let the battle of the billionaires begin. Gold Coast’s axing from the A-League on Wednesday set the stage for arguably the highest-profile legal battle in Australian sport between Football Federation …

Brisbane NRL centre Jack Reed knows it will be a tough ask to top his remarkable 2011 season, but not impossible. Coming from obscurity to play every game last year …

Henry Frayne can write two pieces of athletic history this week as he aims to qualify for a rare Olympic long jump and triple jump double. Frayne goes into the …

An all-the-way Canterbury win to three-year-old Not A Dancer on Wednesday has earned the filly a shot at a black-type race at the same track in April. Canberra trainer Matthew …

Geelong will welcome back premiership players Tom Hawkins and Shannon Byrnes for Friday night’s AFL pre-season match on the Gold Coast against the Suns. The Cats lost Josh Hunt through …

It has the portents of the immovable object up against the irresistible force – but Newcastle players deny new coach Wayne Bennett is trying to turn the Knights into a …

Timeline of billionaire Clive Palmer’s troubled relationship with Football Federation Australia: June 6, 2008 – Palmer signs Gold Coast A-League licence. August 8, 2009 – Gold Coast make their A-League …

Australian one-day cricket wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has dismissed talk of a rivalry with Brad Haddin, saying it would be “stupid” not to try to learn from him. Wade and Haddin …

A day after trainer John McNair slammed the weight given to Hay List in the Newmarket Handicap, connections have declared the star sprinter will tackle the Group One sprint. Hay …

Brisbane Lions skipper Jonathan Brown will undergo surgery on Wednesday night after fracturing his cheekbone in a collision with a team-mate at training. The champion AFL full forward, who has …

Father and son co-trainers Dave and Scott Brunton dealt a blow to Tasmania’s top stayer Geegees Blackflash with Prevailing who upset him in the $225,000 Launceston Cup. Hobart Cup winner …

The Melbourne Rebels’ ambitions of a winning start to their Super Rugby campaign have been dealt a heavy blow with Wallabies fullback Kurtley Beale ruled out of Friday’s clash with …

Rain washed out the opening day of the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and Tasmania on Wednesday. Persistent rain at Adelaide Oval forced umpires to abandon the day without …

National selectors will continue to rest one-day cricket captain Michael Clarke until they are convinced he is back to full fitness. Clarke was named for Friday’s MCG game against Sri …

Teenage Australian paceman Pat Cummins has suffered another setback as he tries to return to international cricket. The 18-year-old’s injured heel became sore again when he started bowling last Friday. …

A-League boss Lyall Gorman has contacted Gold Coast captain Michael Thwaite in the Socceroos’ camp as he attempts to ensure the United team play out the season. Gorman rushed to …

It was another family affair for rookie Toowoomba trainer Deborah Handford who celebrated her second city victory with My Bellydancer at Doomben. My Bellydancer, ridden by Michael Hellyer, held on …